Samsung is rapidly expanding the offerings of Samsung TV Plus, its in-house free video streaming platform. The company recently began streaming the entire first season of the TV series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” from Amazon Prime Video. Now the company has announced that it will broadcast a golf tournament live in South Korea.

Samsung is the first free and ad-supported TV brand (FAST) to broadcast a live sporting event.

Samsung TV Plus will broadcast the professional golf tournament Hanwha Classic 2024 live

Samsung announced today that it will broadcast the Hanwha Classic 2024 tournament live on Samsung TV Plus in South Korea. The Hanwha Classic 2024 is a women’s professional golf tournament that is part of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) tour. It will be played from August 22 to 25 at the Jade Palace Golf Club in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.

You can watch the Hanwha Classic 2024 event on the KLPGA Live Channel on channel 822 on Samsung TV Plus. From August 19 to 22, Samsung TV Plus will show replays and highlight videos of the DB Group Korea Women’s Open held in June 2024. If you want to enjoy golf and other sports content, you should check out Samsung’s QN90D 4K Neo QLED TV. You can check it out in our video below.

Samsung has been adding more sports content and channels to Samsung TV Plus every year. Golf fans can watch more golf channels on the platform, including JTBC Golf, PGA Tour and TV Chosun Golf King. In addition to golf, Samsung TV Plus offers channels such as American Hockey League (AHL), FIFA+, Formula 1, Let’s Eat Dinner Together, ONEChampionship (MMA), Pink Dream 175 and Strongest Baseball.

Yonghoon Choi, Vice President of Visual Display Business Division of Samsung Electronics, said: “We are the first domestic FAST platform to present live sports broadcasts through Samsung TV Plus. We plan to bring even more sports fans, including golf fans, games and entertainment to enjoy together.”

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